How common is the surname Woodbridge?

883 people in the United States had the surname Woodbridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 349,655 Americans. It ranked 27,354th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Woodbridge?

Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player, followed by Margaret Woodbridge.

Where is the surname Woodbridge most common?

Wikidata records people named Woodbridge in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Woodbridge getting more or less common?

Less common. 921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 883 in 2010, down 4.1%.

The surname Woodbridge

A surname, carried by 883 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W316

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Woodbridge is more common than 83.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 883 people named Woodbridge in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 349,655 Americans. That is down 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 921.

#27,354

rank among US surnames

883

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-4.1%

change since 2000 (was #25,242)

Who is named Woodbridge

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Woodbridge identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Woodbridges

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Todd Woodbridge
Australian tennis player, born 1971
Margaret Woodbridge
American swimmer (1902–1995)
William Woodbridge
American politician (1780–1861)
Tampa Red
American Chicago blues musician (1904-1981)

Notable Woodbridges come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Woodbridge

Woodbridge has the Soundex code W316, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W316.

Questions

How common is the surname Woodbridge?: 883 people in the United States had the surname Woodbridge in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 349,655 Americans. It ranked 27,354th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Woodbridge?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Woodbridge identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Woodbridge?: Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player, followed by Margaret Woodbridge.
Where is the surname Woodbridge most common?: Wikidata records people named Woodbridge in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Woodbridge getting more or less common?: Less common. 921 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 883 in 2010, down 4.1%.